Elgin weather in April: Elgin, Illinois: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Elgin in April has a normal high of 59°F and a normal low of 37°F, a daily mean of 48°F, rising from 53°F on the 1st to 65°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal April, 3.96 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 15°C and low of 3°C, 101 mm of precipitation and 2 cm of snow in April.
- NOAA stationElgin
- Station IDUSC00112736
- Location42.06°N 88.29°W
- Elevation763 ft (233 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population114,701
- Jan 30° 14°
- Feb 34° 17°
- Mar 46° 26°
- Apr 59° 37°
- May 70° 48°
- Jun 80° 58°
- Jul 84° 63°
- Aug 82° 61°
- Sep 76° 53°
- Oct 63° 41°
- Nov 48° 30°
- Dec 36° 20°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Elgin in April?
The normal high is 59°F and the normal low 37°F, for a daily mean of 47.9°F. April is 11.7°F warmer than March and 11.4°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Elgin and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 12°F, from 53°F on April 1 to 65°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 3.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 45°F and 51°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 43%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 53°F | 32°F | 36% | 22% |
| April 8 | 56°F | 34°F | 38% | 24% |
| April 15 | 59°F | 37°F | 41% | 25% |
| April 22 | 61°F | 40°F | 42% | 26% |
| April 30 | 65°F | 43°F | 43% | 27% |
Every day of April: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon April 30, coldest night April 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 53°F | 32°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 2 | 53°F | 32°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 3 | 54°F | 32°F | 37% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 4 | 54°F | 33°F | 37% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 5 | 54°F | 33°F | 37% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 6 | 55°F | 33°F | 38% | 23% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 7 | 55°F | 34°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h |
| April 8 | 56°F | 34°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h |
| April 9 | 56°F | 35°F | 39% | 24% | 13 h |
| April 10 | 57°F | 35°F | 39% | 24% | 13 h |
| April 11 | 57°F | 35°F | 39% | 25% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 12 | 57°F | 36°F | 40% | 25% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 13 | 58°F | 36°F | 40% | 25% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 14 | 58°F | 36°F | 40% | 25% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 15 | 59°F | 37°F | 41% | 25% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 16 | 59°F | 37°F | 41% | 26% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 17 | 59°F | 38°F | 41% | 26% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 18 | 60°F | 38°F | 41% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 19 | 60°F | 38°F | 41% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 20 | 61°F | 39°F | 42% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 21 | 61°F | 39°F | 42% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 22 | 61°F | 40°F | 42% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 23 | 62°F | 40°F | 42% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 24 | 62°F | 40°F | 42% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| April 25 | 63°F | 41°F | 42% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 26 | 63°F | 41°F | 42% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 27 | 63°F | 41°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 28 | 64°F | 42°F | 43% | 27% | 13 h 50 min |
| April 29 | 64°F | 42°F | 43% | 27% | 14 h |
| April 30 | 65°F | 43°F | 43% | 27% | 14 h |
- Normal high
- 59°FApril average
- Normal low
- 37°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 3.96 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.8 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 9
- Daylight
- 12 h 40 min to 14 hApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 6
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00112736; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Elgin in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 40% on average, highest around April 29 (43%). In all, 3.96 in falls on 13 days of a normal April, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal April in Elgin, 9 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.8 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal April, and an inch or more covers the ground on 1 day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00112736.
What are the records for April in Elgin?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1983) is 89°F, on April 19, 2002; the coldest is 11°F, on April 2, 1987. The wettest April brought 8.96 in (2026); the snowiest, 6.1 inches (2019).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 47.9°F: 2021 49.7°F (+1.8), 2023 49.1°F (+1.2), 2024 50.9°F (+3.0), 2025 48.3°F (+0.4), 2026 53.3°F (+5.4). 5 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49.7°F | +1.8°F | 1.13 in |
| 2023 | 49.1°F | +1.2°F | 4.24 in |
| 2024 | 50.9°F | +3.0°F | 3.23 in |
| 2025 | 48.3°F | +0.4°F | 2.28 in |
| 2026 | 53.3°F | +5.4°F | 8.96 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00112736; recent months: ACIS, station USC00112736. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Elgin compare across Illinois?
Across the 144 places PlainClimate covers in Illinois, April normal highs run from 55°F in Waukegan to 71°F in Anna; Elgin's is 59°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.